Ohoopee Bound
Ohoopee Bound
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She played a six string guitar
With a lowdown Georgia flair
She played it in a tavern
In the sultry Summer air
She played it for the locals
When they came each Friday night
She played it for her lover
In the early mornin' light
She could play a thousand tunes
And she never missed a beat
She could play in Winter winds
And in the Summer's heat
She played guitar at weddings
And at divorces too
At times she played from boredom
When she'd nothin' else to do
Then one day she disappeared
Some say she went to Macon
I found her 'neath a pine tree
She seemed a little shaken
She said I'm tired of guitars
And all those empty faces
I need to play a violin
In green and empty spaces
Well I gave her my old fiddle
Said I'm Ohoopee bound
Told her she could come along
She said I'll stick around
Said she might come by one day
Just to smell the breeze and play
So if you hear a haunting string
Just tell her I said "Hey"
2-14-19
Copyright © Larry Bradfield | Year Posted 2019
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